Beavers Bow Out With Loss to Dike-New Hartford, 3-0

 CEDAR RAPIDS — The Wilton Beaver volleyball team saw their season come to an end in the Class 2A state semi nals. Wilton advanced to the 2020 state volleyball tournament with a Regional Final win over Class 2A No. 14 West Branch. The Beavers defeated No. 11 Van Meter 3-0 in the quarter- nals before falling to eventual 2A champ No. 3 Dike-New Hartford in the Final Four. Wilton ends the year with a re- cord of 33-4. The loss snapped a four-match win streak by Wilton in the postseason.

 Wilton lost the rst set 25-17, but played closer in the second set. Wilton however, could not get things closer than the 25-21 second set nal score, falling behind the Wolverines 2-0 in the match. Dike-New Hartford would complete the match sweep, taking the third set 25-16.

 Kelsey Drake had 20 kills in the match on 47 attacks. Carly Pu er had six kills and Kaylee Coss had three kills. Ella Caf- fery had 28 assists.  Four Beavers had double digit dig totals. Drake led with 12 while Ca ery, Alexa Garvin, and Pu er all had ten digs. Wilton served 53-for-56 in the match with four aces. Drake was 11-for-11 with two aces and Peyton Souhrada was 10-for-11 to lead Wilton.

Payton Petersen led DNH in kills with 19 and Taylor Hoehns added seven. Madelyn Norton had 39 assists. Lexie Fager had 16 digs while Norton had 13, and Jadyn Petersen had 13 to lead the Wolverines. DNH served 60-for-73 with six aces. Claire McCumber was 15-for-16 with an ace serve to lead the way.

Wilton will return many o of their roster this year and look to be ready to make another state run in 2021.

Drake Has 15 Kills In Quarterfinal Win Over Van Meter

 CEDAR RAPIDS — The Wilton volleyball team picked up their rst state volleyball tourna- ment win since 2004 with a 3-0 match win over No. 11 Van Meter last Tuesday in the Class 2A state quarter nals. The Beavers won their 33rd match and improved to 33-3 with the victory. The win sent Wilton to the Class 2A semi nals and Final Four in Class 2A.

 The Beavers dominated the rst set 25-13 to get the state jitters out of their system. Van Meter showed some grit, play- ing the second set closer, but Wilton ultimately took the set 25-21 to take a commading 2-0 match lead. Wilton nished o the match by winning the third set 25-13.

 Kelsey Drake had 15 kills in the match on 26 attacks to lead Wilton. Carly Pu er and Alexa Garvin had eight and four kills for the Beavers. Ella Ca ery had 28 assists and Mallory Lange had 13 digs. Wilton served 71-for-73 with seven ace serves in the match. Peyton Souhrada was 17-for-17 with an ace to lead Wilton.

 Abby Matt and Zoie Vaught led Van Meter in kills with seven each. Emma Braun had 19 assists. Norah Matt had 24 digs while Abby Matt and Sidney Nelson each had seven. Van Meter served 45-for-49
as a team with six ace serves. Zoie Vaught led Van Meter in serving, going 11-for-11 in the match. 

 

Class 2A State Volleyball Tournament Results — Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Class 2A Quarter nals

Top Bracket
Court 1 - #1 Western Christian 3, UN South Hardin 1 - 25-19, 25-27, 25-12, 25-10 Court 1 - #6 Denver 3, #4 Boyden Hull 1 - 25-22, 11-25, 25-22, 26-24

Bottom Bracket
Court 2 - #2 Wilton 3, #11 Van Meter 0 - 25-13, 25-21, 25-13
Court 2 - #3 Dike-New Hartford 3, #7 Sumner-Fredericksburg 0 - 25-17, 25-12, 25-13

Class 2A Semi nals

Court 1 - #6 Denver 3, #1 Western Christian 0 - 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 Court 2 - #3 Dike-New Hartford 3, #2 Wilton 0 - 25-17, 25-21, 25-16

Class 2A Championship

#3 Dike-New Hartford 3, #6 Denver 0 - 25-13, 25-12, 25-15 

 

Wilton’s Peyton Souhrada gets ready to serve during the Beavers match with Van Meter last week. Souhrada was 17-for-17 in the match with an ace serve. Photo by Darren Miller.

Wilton’s Kelsey Drake (1) puts down one of her 15 kills in the Beavers 3-0 match win over Van Meter last Tuesday in the Class 2A quarter nals. Also pictured for Wilton are Alexa Garvin (13) and Kaylee Coss (24). Wilton saw their season end in the state semi finals, losing to eventual Class 2A champion Dike-New Hartford, 3-0 last Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. Photo by Darren Miller.

Wilton’s Mallory Lange, center, passes the ball to a teammate as Carly Puffer (21) looks on. Lange had a team high 13 digs to lead the Beavers in their win over Van Meter. Photo by Darren Miller.

Wilton junior Kelsey Drake, center, was named to the Class 2A All-Tournament team last week after Wilton advanced to the Class 2A semifinals. Photo by Jake Ryder.

Wilton setter Ella Caffery (12) gets ready to set up Carly Puffer (21) during the Beavers Class 2A quarterfinal match with Van Meter. Photo by Darren Miller.